Midea (Arcadia)
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Malea () was a town in the district of
Aegytis Aegys or Aigys () was a town of ancient Arcadia then of ancient Laconia, on the frontiers of the two regions. It originally belonged to the Arcadians, but was conquered at an early period by Charilaus, the reputed nephew of Lycurgus, and annexed t ...
in
ancient Arcadia Arcadia (; ) is a region in the central Peloponnese, Greece. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan (god), Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia (utopia), Ar ...
, the inhabitants of which were transferred to
Megalopolis A megalopolis () or a supercity, also called a megaregion, is a group of metropolitan areas which are perceived as a continuous urban area through common systems of transport, economy, resources, ecology, and so on. They are integrated enough ...
upon the foundation of the latter city (371 BCE). Its territory was called the Maleatis (ἡ Μαλεᾶτις).
Xenophon Xenophon of Athens (; ; 355/354 BC) was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian. At the age of 30, he was elected as one of the leaders of the retreating Ancient Greek mercenaries, Greek mercenaries, the Ten Thousand, who had been ...
describes
Leuctra Leuctra or Leuktra (, ) was a village in ancient Boeotia, situated on the road from Thespiae to Plataea, and within the territory of the former city. Leuctra is most notably for the Battle of Leuctra, fought in its neighbourhood between the Spa ...
as a fortress situated above the Maleatis. The place
Midea Midea may refer to: * Midea Group (美的集团), a Chinese electrical appliance manufacturer * Midea, Greece, a Greek town * Midea (Argolid), a citadel in the town of the same name * Midea or Mideia, name of four figures in Greek mythology * ''Mi ...
(Μιδέα) mentioned by Xenophon may be a corrupt form of Malea. Its site is tentatively located south of the modern Voutsaras.


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Populated places in ancient Arcadia Former populated places in Greece {{AncientArcadia-geo-stub